Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-03

and leave q room gracefully TO sit down
| and to rise up, but where is the woman
who can walk? Why should q we'll
dressed woman be awkward? The cOun-
try girl who poises her pail upon her
head walks in unconscious grace, while
her fashionable sister on the city prOmen-
sde uses her body as if she were burden
bearing animal No poet could charge
| her with scarce brushing the dew from
the grassy mead, for there is no spring in
/ her fOOtstep.
In her school physiology woman has
been taught that the center OF gravity in
the human form is in the center Of the
body, but in the average well dressed
woman as she sways from side to side or
moves in jerky fashion the center seems
to be anything but fixed point.
Whether it is the hustle, the load Of
clothes, jetted and heavy, or the shoes,
narrow soled and high heeled, the fact re-
mains that few women possess that free
command OF the muscles that gives the
springing, rcbounding step, which is the
true walking gait. II may be word di-
recting thought to this will work reform,
and the hatterlng fiction in which men in
dulge regarding the walk Of woman be-
come verify.
The low price OF summer silk of good
quality as well as its GOODNESS, lightness
and capacity for shedding dust, recon-
mends it as specially adapted for travel
ing dress. There is an unWritten law
that even on q railroad car woman must
look tidy, and a dress of this material,
nice kid gloves, 8 close bonnet Snd veil
will give her finished dressy appearance
and obvate any change of toilet when
making short stoppages, a few fresh hand
kercniels and roll of travellers ruchings
supplying the needed freshness.
DOVE COSTUME
is one OF the prettiest this year and
merits special description. The color is
s soft gray, the exact tint of the doves
feathers combined with pure white, and
the French CheYiots and plain cashmeres
are the best materials in which to secure
them. The skirt is made entirely of the
gray, with what Is known as "butterfv
drapery," and where it is caught high on
the side is placed white cord and tassels
knotted into q bow. The bodice fits
closely and is cut into small fans st the
back, which have revers of white China
silk dslntily plated. A vest of the white
silk initiates the breast of the pretty bird,
and the high collar and cuffs are also
white. Little pigeon claws fssten the
collar snd the straps holding in the loose
belt, snd white sailor hat trimmed with
dove wings add the flushing touch.
SLEEVES.
Anew style of sleeve is tight fitting un-
der the Grm, while the outside is gen
orally gathered Crosswise and sometimes
lengthwise. This gathered part is Dor
dered on the outside seam with narrow
bias band Down the band at regular in
tervals are small ribbon bows. Another
kind Of sleeve is plain under the orm,
while the outside is arranged in fine
Iengthwise pleits extending from the
armsize to shove the elbow. The plelts
fall loose from this point until they are
drawn in below under 8 band OF ribbon.
The old mutton leg sleeve enjoys great
favor A little bag of down is fastened
il CT the shoulders. Worn with wrsp,
this fattens down smoothly, and when
the Jacket is removed a few little pecks
and moments shaking up Of the fesJh
erS will give the desired bulge to the top
of the sleeve.
EASY GOWNS.
Among the list of attractive summer
dressessare the "easy gowns" for morn
ing wear. These are made in two styles,
the one g demi-trained princess shape,
with full sash drsperY at the back, and
the other shows gown of even length ell
around, with full bresdths, pleated or
gathered to yoke. Neither springs nor